Alabama § 26-1A-118 Agent’s Resignation; Notice

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-1A-118 — Agent’s Resignation; Notice

Alabama § 26-1A-118

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 1AAlabama Uniform Power of Attorney Act

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 26-1A-118 (2026).

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Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent’s resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:

(1)to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or

(2)if there is no person described in paragraph (1):

(A)the principal’s caregiver;

(B)another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or

(C)a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.

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Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent’s resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or
(2) if there is no person described in paragraph (1):
(A) the principal’s caregiver;
(B) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or
(C) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.